The author is very professional in color grading. He can start from the local area very well, handle every detail perfectly, and then beautify the whole. The resulting effect feels of a very high quality. Very worth learning.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image material and create a new Curves adjustment layer to brighten the dark parts.
2. Use the layer mask to remove the overly bright parts of the clothes.
3. Stamp the visible layer, select the highlight area four times in a row, and use the shortcut key ctrl+alt+shift+~ four times in a row to copy the selected area.
4. Add a layer mask to draw out the details of facial features, hair and clothes. The purpose is to process the details of skin grinding with NEAT.
5. Stamp the visible layer, select the highlight area twice in a row, and press the shortcut key ctrl+alt+shift+~ twice in a row.
6. Image-Adjustments-Shadows and Highlights aims to change shadows that are too dark and adjust texture.
7. Create a new optional color adjustment layer.
8. Stamp the visible layer, select the flower, and adjust it with optional.
9. Create a new blank layer, use a white brush with a hardness of 0, and paint a stroke on the arm.
10. Change the mode to soft light, and now we find that the arm has a sense of light.
11. Stamp the visible layer. Create a new Curves adjustment layer.
12. Create a new optional adjustment layer.
